AMA News: District XI - 2008/02
The following report and pictures were sent in by Lynn Hendry, a member of the Lewis-Clark Radio Control Model Club (LCRCMC) located in Lewiston, Idaho, and Clarkston, Washington.
Lynn wrote, "As a club, we are attempting to get more involved in community activities and make ourselves known to the general public. Hopefully we are getting out of the 'negative rut' the club has found itself in for the past few years."
Lewis-Clark RC Model Club — Veterans Home Air Show
As a result of the club's new intentions, on October 27, 2007, LCRCMC entertained members of the Idaho State Veterans Home in Lewiston with an RC air show for the veterans. Lynn served as Contest Director (CD) for the event.
Club members explained the aircraft to the attendees and then put on a flying demonstration. Club president Bill Robertson assisted Lynn with the arrangements and various activities.
Nampa Model Aviators — SW Idaho Scale Masters Qualifier
The Nampa Model Aviators (NMA) hosted the seventh annual SW Idaho Scale Masters Qualifier the weekend of June 15. The event flowed smoothly with many NMA club members as well as people from other clubs participating as dedicated support staff. Roles included:
- Judges
- Callers
- Flight bosses
- Score keepers
With all the support staff that participated, the pilots were able to focus on flying. They did so with a great attitude and verbal appreciation — that epitomizes this great hobby!
Bish Wheeler played a key role in getting the club fantastic exposure on KTVB Channel 7. His daughter works for the station and arranged for them to come out on Friday to cover the event. The story ran Friday evening and Saturday morning, and an unbelievable number of spectators showed up to watch the airplanes and pilots.
Roughly 15 or 16 registered pilots came from Idaho, Arizona, Oregon, and Canada. Only one aircraft was lost during the event and no one was injured.
Until next time — Bruce
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
